New G-tube

Ah, Friday night!! It's been a very long week and I'm sleepin' in tomorrow!!! No alarm clocks for me!

I've had trouble posting to the website the last couple of days, so sorry to those of you who haven't been kept up to date!

Ron had his surgery yesterday evening. Went down around 5:30 and was back in his room about 9:30-10. They actually had to put him under general anesthesia and intubate him for this one. As anticipated, it was very difficult to get the new G-tube in. His anatomy is different from most (Dr. Shires calls him an Alien!) since things have moved around because of having spleen and kidney removed 20 years ago; his stomach is shifted up higher than most. They ended up having to go between two ribs, so it's quite a bit more painful and a little more difficult recovery. He had a hard night, wasn't able to get comfortable to sleep until after 2AM. He's very sore, so not moving around much and has had to take other pain meds on top of the Morphine, which has made him a little loopy and lethargic. Otherwise, his spirits have been good. His bloodwork looks good except his creatnine (kidney level) being elevated.

Dr. Shires wants to try tube feed again sometime next week. He would really like to send him home on tube feed, feels he would be able to put on some much-needed weight as well as muscle which will make him stronger for his big surgery later in the spring. They are in no rush!

Please pray Ron will get over the pain quickly so he can stay on target for going home in 10-12 days. Not sure how long he'll recover at home until the big surgery. He'll have to come back to Presby every week to 10 days for scans to see how the healing process is coming along.

I think that's all to report tonight...my brain's a little fuzzy, tho!

Enjoy your weekend!